IAT and creating measured drawings of really large buildings

After returning to the United States in 1992, I started a company with my friend and fellow architect, Ben Frombgen. We were based in New Haven, CT, and the company was called Innovative Architectural Technologies (IAT). I am nearly certain that we were the first photogrammetric service bureau in the nation.

This was a challenge. At the time, out-sourcing was not very common among architects. A lot of architects were yet to start taking advantage of computer aided drafting software (CAD). And we were complete novices at running a business! One of our first big breaks at the time was landing a job with RTKL to do measured drawings of one of the buildings located in the federal triangle. It was a huge project and we delivered everything on time. The drawings were detailed enough to provide a unit by unit survey of this magnificent stone structure. I remember that we had to do everything in metric units and that this requirement was what pushed us to buy our first laser. It was a Leica Disto, which could provide accurate measurments in english or metric units. Back then the Disto was about the size of box of spaghetti. I’m now on my third or fourth Disto; they keep getting smaller and more powerful.

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About

Aaslestad Preservation Consulting, LLC provides architects, preservationists, and building owners with high quality documentation that describes the existing conditions of built structures - in photographs and/or in CAD format, as measured drawings, high density point clouds, accurate 3-D models...

Peter Aaslestad is recognized in the U.S. as a pioneer in using photogrammetry to record historic structures as a consulting service to other architects, preservationists and property owners.

Drawing on his background in architecture & photography, Peter has documented the existing conditions of wide variety of structures - including ruins, the homes of presidents, entire neighborhoods, national landmarks and more in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

His consulting service offerings for preservation & design work include 3D scanning, creation of high density point clouds & 3D models, orthophotography, rectified photography, hybrid drawings, mosaic imaging, and accurate measured drawings in CAD format. These can include elevations, plans, sections, reflected ceiling plans that capture an describe a building's envelope and/or its interior spaces and surfaces.

Mr. Aaslestad has been a guest lecturer for the APT (Association for Preservation Technology), Columbia University, and the Universities of Virginia, North Carolina and Florida. In 2001, Mr. Aaslestad became an active member of the investigative team working to restore James Madison’s Montpelier. The groundbreaking work produced by this team was recognized in 2003 with the prestigious Paul E. Buchanan Award, presented by the Vernacular Architecture Forum.

Peter also contracts creative work as a designer & as a free lance photographer with works appearing in a variety of publications over his 25 year career.